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Here’s a look at the Top 10 best gold and silver ETFs on U.S. exchanges ranked by volume. The iShares Silver Trust (SLV) trades more than twice as many shares as its nearest competitor GLD.

Here’s a look at the Top 10 best gold and silver ETFs that trade on major U.S. exchanges. We’ve ranked them by volume, as some of the niche ETFs in the precious metals market are so thinly traded they can be subject to extreme price volatility or – in some cases – underperformance when compared with the underlying commodities they’re supposed to track.

iShares Silver Trust (ETF) (NYSE:SLV), Volume 38 million shares The world’s largest silver ETF, the iShares Silver Trust currently holds 10,764 metric tons of silver. That’s a lot of ingots. The SLV is the second-strongest performer on our list of the Top 10 gold and silver ETFs, getting shown up only by the Ultra Silver ETF (a double-long silver ETF). With an average volume around 38 million, SLV is easily the most active gold and silver ETF on the market. 12-month performance: +107 percent

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SPDR Gold Trust (ETF) (NYSE:GLD), Volume 17.4 million shares Among the most well-known ETFs on the exchanges, it’s more common to hear the SPDR Gold Trust referred to by its ticker: GLD (that’s when you know you’ve made it). The GLD currently has a market cap of more than $56 billion. 12-month performance: +26 percent

SPDR S&P Metals and Mining (ETF) (NYSE:XME), Volume 2.8 million shares The SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF mirrors the S&P Metals & Mining Select Industry Index by buying baskets of shares in metals and mining stocks. The index is comprised not just of precious metals but steel, coal and consumable fuels, aluminum and other metal and mining-related stocks. Most recently, the ETFs largest holding was Australian iron ore and coal producer Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. (NYSE:CLF), which made up 4.71 percent of the fund’s holdings. 12-month performance: +26 percent

ProShares Ultra Silver (ETF) (NYSE:AGQ), Volume 1.59 million shares The AGQ ETF invests in silver futures and forwards as it seeks to return 2X the daily returns of silver as measured by the U.S. Dollar fixing price for delivery in London. It’s a very bullish bet that silver’s going to rise in the coming days. Just don’t be caught holding it if sentiment shifts away from the metal. 12-month performance: +266 percent

ETFS Gold Trust (NYSE:SGOL), Volume 151,000 shares SGOL is designed to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion backed by physical gold that’s held in Zurich, Switzerland. The fund’s physical gold conforms to the London Bullion Market Association’s (LBMA) rules for Good Delivery. 12-month performance: +26 percent